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- Dictionaryaboriginal/ˌabəˈrɪdʒɪnl/
adjective
- 1. relating to the indigenous peoples of Australia or their languages: "she's been working with Aboriginal people for the past 40 years"
- 2. inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous: "the aboriginal populations in Southeast Asia"
noun
- 1. a person belonging to one of the indigenous peoples of Australia.
- 2. an aboriginal inhabitant of a place.
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The definition of the term Aboriginal has changed over time and place, with the importance of family lineage, self-identification and community acceptance all being of varying importance.
ABORIGINAL definition: 1. a member of a race of people who were the first people to live in a country, before any…. Learn more.
The meaning of ABORIGINAL is being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region. How to use aboriginal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Aboriginal.
There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territory, and an experience of subjugation and discrimination under a dominant cultural model.
Indigenous Australians are people with familial heritage from, and/or recognised membership of, the various ethnic groups living within the territory of present day Australia prior to British colonisation.
Aboriginal definition: relating to or typical of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a region, or their descendants. See examples of ABORIGINAL used in a sentence.
1. : a member of the original people to inhabit an area especially as contrasted with an invading or colonizing people. 2. often capitalized : a member of any of the indigenous peoples of Australia. Synonyms. aboriginal. autochthon. indigene. native. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of aborigine in a Sentence.
The aboriginal people or animals of a place are ones that have been there from the earliest known times or that were there before people or animals from other countries arrived. Synonyms: indigenous, first, earliest, original More Synonyms of aboriginal. 3. countable noun.
The native, indigenous people of a country are often called aboriginals. In Canada, the First Nations — Inuits and Métis — would be considered aboriginals. The adjective form of aboriginal is used to describe anything related to the people native to an area.
What does the word aboriginal mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word aboriginal. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word aboriginal? About 2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word aboriginal pronounced?
